Conduct your own piece of unique research in an area of interest. Get one-to-one support from research-active academics with individual specialisms. Engage with the concerns of the user, the needs of businesses, and rapid digital developments.

Department specialisms include software development, e-business, application development and human-computer interaction on platforms including mobile and ubiquitous technology, and the use of digital technology to support teaching, learning and assessment.

There are keen interests in e-learning using mobile applications; programming paradigms and methodologies with applications in e-business; system modelling, visualisation, engineering and robotics; information assurance; understanding threats to security; investigation through forensic computing; applications of functional languages to robotics; training and virtual reality; patient and therapist support tools; risk management strategies in SMEs; 3D human face modelling and simulation for bio-robots; investigation of the relationship between software and energy usage.